Job Description

SSNA Requirements Engineer - Submarines

Full Time,

Derby, Raynesway

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Requirements Engineer to join the SSN AUKUS Chief Engineering Team in Derby.

The opportunity is to take a key role in requirements management, design configuration and design assurance. You will be front and centre in understanding our customer’s requirements, providing clarity of direction into the engineering functions through the Whole Plant Team, and facilitating meaningful discussions on requirements trading. With the changes introduced by the AUKUS agreement, requirements management and systems engineering have renewed importance if we are to deliver on our commitments. We’re looking for someone who’s up for the challenge that a complex technical programme with tight timescales brings. 

Why Rolls-Royce?
As the SSN AUKUS programme ramps up, we are fast approaching our Critical Design Review. Interim reviews and internal communications have shown how the SSN AUKUS Chief Engineering Team is committed to requirements management and making improvements to the way we work across the submarines business. This role will be pivotal to implementing an improved way of working and enabling the business to make genuine, tangible change.  

The work we will do for the SSN AUKUS programme will ultimately take us to the end of this century; so setting the engineering systems up in the right way is essential. This is an opportunity to get involved and influence the design of SSN AUKUS here and now. 

Join us and we’ll provide an environment where you can be yourself. An inclusive, digital-first culture that invests in you, gives you a platform for continuous learning, and access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career.

What we offer:

We offer excellent development, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home or another remote location.  It’s a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement.  As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.

What you’ll be doing:

Your day to day responsibilities within the role will cover:

Ensuring delivery in line with policy and expectations for requirements management across the SSN AUKUS projectManagement of customer/external requirements, ensuring internal ownership and cascadeImplementation of requirement trades, assessment and feedback of design implicationsAssurance of the SSN AUKUS design configuration in DOORS and actioning remedial activities where necessaryAssessments of design and substantiation completeness and tracking and driving burn down to hit programme milestonesBeing an advocate of a systems engineering approach and the single point of contact in the SSN AUKUS Chief Engineering team for requirements management. 

Who we are looking for:

At Rolls-Royce we embrace agility, are bold, pursue collaboration and seek simplicity in everything we do.  These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

Have a strong understanding of Systems Engineering PrinciplesBe a good communicator, able to engage multiple functions and internally and externallyBe qualified in an engineering disciplineHave a strong delivery record with an understanding of programme managementHave experience/familiarity with DOORS or other Requirement Configuration Systems

We’re an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce

To work for Rolls-Royce Submarines you need to hold a Security Check (SC) clearance without any caveats to that clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you don’t currently already have this in place. Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets, you must hold a UK nationality. Any dual nationals will require additional scrutiny and background checks prior to commencing work with RRSL.

Job Category

Validation and Verification

Posting Date

08 Jan 2025; 00:01

Posting End Date

22 Jan 2025